District News

Grant Construction Workers Discover Decades-Old Time Capsule: (11/19/18)
Construction workers at Grant Middle School were hard at work removing the building’s crumbling exterior façade. Adhering to Principal Bruno Primerano’s request to save the building’s original cornerstone, head mason Alex noticed that the cornerstone reading ‘1931’ ...

SCSD Receivership Public Hearings Announced: (11/13/18)
School Receivership Information Sessions have been announced. Attending these meetings will help you better understand how receivership will impact the operation of your child's school and will allow you to ask any questions you may have.
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Bellevue Students Learn About Emergency Preparedness: (11/13/18)
Bellevue first graders learned about what to do in the event of an emergency, thanks to special visits from police officer Deputy Robin Cox and Deputy Fire Chief Elton Davis.
“Cops keep people safe,” one student explained.
“If someone runs a stop sign, you can ...

Joint Schools Construction Board Meeting to be Held 11/15: (11/8/18)
The Board of Education of the Syracuse City School District will hold a joint meeting with the Joint Schools Construction Board on Thursday, November 15, 2018 at 9:00 a.m . in the Common Council Chambers at Syracuse City Hall, Third Floor, 233 East Washington Street, Syracuse, New York.
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SCSD Board of Education to Host Monthly Business Meeting on 11/14: (11/7/18)
The Board of Education of the Syracuse City School District will hold its regular scheduled business meeting on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 4:00 p.m . at the Syracuse City School District Board Room, 725 Harrison Street, Syracuse, New York.
Please note: While the meeting will ...

PSLA Students Gain Career Training Experience at Springside Farm: (11/5/18)
PSLA at Fowler Career and Technical Education students recently had a wonderful opportunity to experience hands-on career readiness training, thanks to a visit to Springside Farm in Fabius.
Students in the Geospatial Technology, Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS), EMT, Fire Rescue, ...

Author Visit Prompts School-Based Community Projects: (10/30/18)
Thanks to a project sponsored by Molina Healthcare, SCSD staff were encouraged to submit their plans to help spread love and develop character education in their schools.
Several school submitted proposals, and three schools were selected to receive a visit from Matt De La Pena, author of ...

Roberts Family-Teacher Organization Leads Birthday Book Campaign: (10/25/18)
In the 2017-18 school year, the Roberts Family-Teacher Organization (FTO) gave about 300 books away to Roberts scholars. Thanks to an online fundraising campaign, FTO members Margaret Derbyshire and Patty Taylor started leading an effort to expand their efforts.
They wondered: what if they ...

Attention, families: the SCSD has partnered with College Goal New York (CGNY) to provide families with free professional assistance completing the 2019-20 financial aid forms for college. Financial ...

SCSD Staff Celebrated for Perfect Attendance: (10/19/18)
Congratulations to the 88 Syracuse City School District staff members who earned perfect attendance during the 2017-2018 school year! It takes the presence of ALL staff every day to support the work of our students, teachers and school staff.
The SCSD recognizes that all staff have a unique ...

Henninger Students Become Career Ready Thanks to Upstate Partnership: (10/17/18)
Henninger Health Professions students enjoyed a special visit to Upstate Medical University as part of the P-TECH program’s health care coaching kick-off.
During a half-day visit to Upstate, the students heard from Upstate Health Coaches, learned about the Upstate admissions process ...

Lincoln Students Learn the Art of Poetry at a Workshop: (10/11/18)
“It’s funny how one sentence can put a whole story in your head,” poet Tyler Barton said in response to a student’s six word poem.
A group of Lincoln seventh and eighth graders enjoyed a special visit from Mr. Barton and author Erin Dorney, who live in Pennsylvania ...

Multiliteracy Project Helps ENL Students Maintain Heritage Language: (10/3/18)
Students in the Syracuse City School District are diverse: more than 80 languages are spoken by students across the district! In an effort to celebrate this diversity, English as a New Language (ENL) Instructional Coaches Erica Daniels and Emily Voegler recently developed a program to help encourage ...

Bellevue Receives OCRRA Recycling Award: (9/28/18)
Bellevue Elementary recently received the 2018 Vonnell Mastri Recycling Excellence Award, presented by OCRRA. Thanks to efforts led by teacher John-Henry Jackson, the school was recognized for demonstrating excellent recycling habits. At Bellevue, students and staff recycle in each classroom, and they ...

Adult Education Student Named NYACCE ‘Student of the Year’: (9/24/18)
SCSD Adult Education student Thomas Kopp has been selected as a New York Association for Continuing and Community Education (NYACCE) Outstanding Adult Student Award Recipient for 2018! Thomas was nominated by Adult Education Coordinator Kathy Lent for his dedication in achieving his long-standing ...

Back to School Parent Engagement Tips: (9/12/18)
Welcome to the 2018-19 school year! As we work together in Building Our Future and helping to prepare our students for #SCSDSuccess, our families play a critical role. Here are some helpful tips from our school teachers and administrators on how parents and guardians can best become active partners ...

SCSD Partners with Harvard’s Proving Ground on Attendance Initiative: (9/7/18)
Thanks to a three-year partnership with Harvard University’s Proving Ground , the Syracuse City School District is trying new methods to help improve student attendance and make sure that every student attends school every day!
The partnership brings SCSD together with other school ...

ITC Graduates Represent P-TECH Program at the White House: (8/27/18)
Three ITC Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) graduates had the opportunity to show their civic readiness this summer as they met President Donald Trump and his daughter, Ivanka Trump.
In early July, Class of 2018 graduates Lilly La, Robert Felder and William DeJesus ...

SCSD Schools & Offices Closed Until Noon on 9/4: (8/24/18)
Attention, families! SCSD schools and offices will be closed until noon on Tuesday, September 4th for all staff to attend a district-wide convocation regarding our new strategic plan, Building Our Future. Schools and offices will reopen at noon on 9/4.